The deputy Head of the department admitted the possibility of Kiev strikes on the territory of Russia using British weapons

On April 26, Russian troops continued to strike at the military infrastructure of Ukraine. The aircraft and helicopters of the VKS hit the launchers of the Buk-M1, Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems, S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, command posts, warehouses and other facilities. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry commented on the statement by the deputy head of the British military department, James Hippy, that strikes on the territory of Russia with British weapons "will not necessarily be a problem." The Russian Defense Ministry warned that such actions "will immediately lead to a proportional response."

In the military special operation in Ukraine, not only combat units are involved, but also rear units that provide fighters with everything they need. The Ministry of Defense of Russia has published footage of the organization of logistics units in the field.

On the night of April 27, explosions sounded again in the border regions of Russia – an ammunition depot caught fire in the Belgorod region, a Ukrainian UAV was shot down near Voronezh. There is a lot of evidence that Ukrainian drones and helicopters are trying to attack Russian territory. How should air defense systems work in such cases – and in which cases can they give a full guarantee of protection against such attacks?

If someone wants to intervene in the situation in Ukraine from the outside and creates a strategic threat, the strikes will be lightning fast, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council of Legislators.

The United States deployed a whole network of biological laboratories around the world, including in Ukraine, and actually created new biological weapons in them. As the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday at a meeting on security issues in the South of Russia, such data were obtained during a special military operation.

In the period from April 26 to April 29, a thematic exposition dedicated to the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" was launched at the Expocentre Central Exhibition Complex as part of the "Russian Week of High Technologies".

US attempts to extend the truce in Yemen and the fragile agreements between Russia and the Persian Gulf

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has greatly shifted Washington's focus from the war in Yemen, Rai Al Youm newspaper writes. According to the author of the article, the West is now too concerned about pressure on Moscow and it does not benefit from the continuation of hostilities in the Middle East.

The captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, who served in the Black Sea Fleet, the executive director of the Institute of CIS Countries in the city of Sevastopol, Sergey Gorbachev, told in a FAN comment what fate the missile cruiser "Moscow" that sank the day before in the Black Sea could await.

The Pentagon has so far failed to identify key indicators that will make it clear whether the US military will really find augmented reality tactical glasses (IVAS) useful. This is stated in the official report of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense dated April 22 of this year.

Last Tuesday, a message came that the US Army had finally decided on its new small arms — we are talking about the XM5 assault rifle and the XM250 light machine gun of the German company Sig Sauer. Taking them into service will mean a generational change of American army melee weapons. They will replace their outdated predecessors — the M4A1 carbine and the M249 machine gun.

The share of French Renault in AVTOVAZ may be sold, according to unofficial information, to a Chinese automaker. Twenty years ago, it was impossible to even imagine such a thing. Then the Russian authorities gave the green light to Western concerns, leaving the Chinese car industry out of the Russian market. However, now the situation has changed dramatically.

According to foreign sources, there is a high probability that the Netherlands will supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with several self-propelled 155 mm Panzerhaubitz 2000 (PzH 2000) German-made howitzers. The latter follows from the statements of Dutch politicians and the military.

Russians captured one of the rarest Ukrainian tanks

American journalist David Ex writes that pro-Russian forces in the Donbass have got "a very rare Ukrainian tank." It's about the T-64BM, which he calls a strange machine. The participation of these tanks in the military conflict is a forced measure, which indicates that the Ukrainian army is facing problems, he notes.

The Americans intend to deliver MQ-9 Reaper multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine. This has been repeatedly stated by representatives of the Pentagon. Why do Kiev need them?

It is worth recalling that the AFU command had high hopes for the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone. As the course of the fighting showed, these hopes were clearly not justified. Now they believe that the American drone will be better and will bring them some combat successes. But this is unlikely.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about why the serial construction of the S-500 complex began on time as never before

The news received on April 25 about the launch of serial production of S-500 air and missile defense systems sounded especially timely because of the current military-political situation around our country.

The Obukhov plant, as part of the diversification of production and an increase in the share of civilian products, begins production of a "Sand 3D printer" and an atomizer, the press service of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, which the company is part of, reports.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the moratorium on testing of anti-satellite weapons

US Vice President Kamala Harris said at the beginning of last week that the US was introducing a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons.

A new stage of anti-Russian sanctions may be the disconnection of residents of our country from the American GPS satellite navigation system. But almost every mobile phone is connected to it, and we all essentially use its services. How real is this threat – and why, in this case, will the US harm itself much more?

The German company H2FLY said that its passenger hydrogen aircraft HY4 for the first time for its type climbed to an altitude of more than 2,200 meters, and also flew between two airports.

According to the US Accounting Chamber, the production of the F-35 fighter is facing increasing costs and delays. But the more aircraft are produced before the final completion of the tests, the higher the risk that thorough modernization work will be required if problems are detected. In other words, the fighters will have to be brought to mind after they are put into operation by American aviation.